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Famciclovir vs Letermovir

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated April 2026

Famciclovir was dispensed 283.0× as often as Letermovir in April 2026 — 566 items versus 2 in England.

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Famciclovir · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Letermovir · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Famciclovir versus Letermovir: national items dispensed by month

▬ Famciclovir   ·   ╌ Letermovir

0 287.5 575 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Letermovir 566 Jan 2021: 496 Feb 2021: 453 Mar 2021: 516 Apr 2021: 506 May 2021: 492 Jun 2021: 490 Jul 2021: 570 Aug 2021: 495 Sep 2021: 562 Oct 2021: 494 Nov 2021: 567 Dec 2021: 564 Jan 2022: 537 Feb 2022: 484 Mar 2022: 575 Apr 2022: 518 May 2022: 539 Jun 2022: 488 Jul 2022: 523 Aug 2022: 533 Sep 2022: 495 Oct 2022: 495 Nov 2022: 476 Dec 2022: 554 Jan 2023: 510 Feb 2023: 453 Mar 2023: 504 Apr 2023: 474 May 2023: 517 Jun 2023: 531 Jul 2023: 518 Aug 2023: 569 Sep 2023: 550 Oct 2023: 564 Nov 2023: 555 Dec 2023: 538 Jan 2024: 564 Feb 2024: 534 Mar 2024: 540 Apr 2024: 559 May 2024: 557 Jun 2024: 508 Jul 2024: 557 Aug 2024: 515 Sep 2024: 520 Oct 2024: 557 Nov 2024: 523 Dec 2024: 534 Jan 2025: 532 Feb 2025: 461 Mar 2025: 512 Apr 2025: 497 May 2025: 515 Jun 2025: 572 Jul 2025: 533 Aug 2025: 538 Sep 2025: 554 Oct 2025: 553 Nov 2025: 531 Dec 2025: 570 Jan 2026: 542 Feb 2026: 497 Mar 2026: 546 Apr 2026: 566

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Famciclovir versus Letermovir, April 2026
Measure Famciclovir Letermovir
Items, April 2026 566 2
Items, last 12 months 6,517 16
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £307,456 £14,893

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